Auschwitz or Oświęcim, [3] was a complex of over 40 concentration and extermination camps operated by Nazi Germany in occupied Poland (in a portion annexed into Germany in 1939) [4] during World War II and the Holocaust.

The town is known internationally for being the site of the German Nazi-built Auschwitz concentration camp (the camp is also known as KL or KZ Auschwitz Birkenau) during World War II, when Poland was occupied by Nazi Germany.

3 days ago · Auschwitz, Nazi Germany’s largest concentration camp and extermination camp. Located near the town of Oswiecim in southern Poland, Auschwitz was actually three camps in one: a prison camp, an extermination camp, and a slave-labor camp.

5 days ago · Oświęcim in southwestern Poland was annexed by the Germans and renamed Auschwitz Where is Auschwitz and when was it built? After Germany invaded Poland in 1939, they annexed western Poland into ...

3 days ago · Hila Weisz-Gut's grandmother survived Auschwitz. In 2023, Weisz-Gut moved to the town where the concentration camp is located.

3 days ago · OŚWIĘCIM, Poland — The Soviet Red Army troops who arrived here on Jan. 27, 1945, helped uncover one of the greatest atrocities ever committed by — and against — humankind. Inside the ...

6 days ago · Auschwitz was established in 1940 when Nazi Germany opened a new camp complex in Oświęcim in southern Poland to hold prisoners. What began as a political prison of Polish nationals evolved into ...

KL Auschwitz was the largest of the German Nazi concentration camps and extermination centers. Over 1.1 million men, women and children lost their lives here. The authentic Memorial consists of two parts of the former camp: Auschwitz and Birkenau. A visit with an educator allows better understanding of this unique place.

5 days ago · A rail junction and industrial centre, the town became associated with the nearby sites of a Nazi concentration and extermination camp complex known as Auschwitz, the first part of which was established in 1940.

Mar 16, 2015 · Auschwitz is the German name for the Polish city Oświęcim. Oświęcim is located in Poland, approximately 40 miles (about 64 km) west of Kraków. Germany annexed this area of Poland in 1939. The Auschwitz concentration camp was located on the outskirts of Oświęcim in German-occupied Poland.